World Makers

10 years to the day Draxtor Despres filed a reportage for the short live virtual news outlet "Life4U" about the virtual version of the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison camp. A project by Nonny de la Peña and Peggy Weil which was conceptualized at the

The Drax Files World Makers Episode 45 Arduenn Schwartzmann [*** news flash: the special Draxtor WarBug seen in the video is now available in LIMITED EDITION right herehttps://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/...or in-world ***]What drives a molecular biologi

The Drax Files: World Teasers [Episode 45: Arduenn "WarBug" Schwartzmann] This episode will not be out before early June, but the BumbleDrax WarBug is almost ready for mass production! Enjoy a quick look behind the scenes... [War Bug avail here = https://

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 44: Istanbul University] production stills at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/34v2qkaqhxq9tit/AACD7xtOHJc5cwztgFjdZOn3a?dl=0 Professors Tuncer Can and Irfan Simsek from Istanbul University use the virtual universe of Secon

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 43: nnoiz Papp] If you are 40 years of age or under and grew up in Germany you have internalized the music and sound effects concocted by nnoiz Papp’s physical-world alter ego. He has been part of the team that

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 42: Death Row Designs] Jaimy Hancroft makes a living creating 3D content in the virtual world of Second Life. Yes, this still seems an esoteric concept for some: bills and vacations paid for by assembling pixels? Well

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 40: Bernhard Dörries] [**** PLEASE CHOOSE SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH OR GERMAN! FOR ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT GO TO http://bit.ly/tdf40_english ***] Bernhard Dörries has had a successful career in film: from his early sh

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 39: Sergio Delacruz] Is Second Life a game? "No!" answers game designer Sergio Delacruz from Sicily decisively: "It is a virtual world where I can imagine and build whatever I like. For example a game. But I don't hav

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 38: Eboni Khan] "My income from my Second Life sales enabled me to raise my son after I was laid off during the recession!" says fashion designer Eboni Khan who started her Hucci brand of virtual female clothing over

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 37: Non Profit Commons "The barrier to entry in Second Life is very low and for people in the non-profit sector who want to reach a global audience we can make it even simpler!" says Rhiannon Chatnoir aka Joyce Betten

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 36: Sominel Edelman] "People feel a sense of presence in Second Life without any fancy input devices simply because they are touched by the relationships with others they have in the moment. I help them to feel they b

The Drax Files World Makers Episode 35: come & join us on set The next TDF will all be about Project Bento and the new SL avatar skeleton. It will tell the story how this came about and how Lindens, residents and moles collaborated to make it happen.

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 34: Cheeky Pea] The mainstream media likes to point out how "living online" destroys relationships in the "real" world but for one American-Scottish couple the virtual world of Second Life became a facilitator: a cond

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 33: Luxembourg 1867] "Of course every museum should have something like this" says Pit Vinandy, referring to the virtual reality component at Fort Thüngen Museum and the City Museum of Luxembourg, where his team

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 32: Jayjay Zifanwe] "The backbone of the our university's presence in the virtual world is the art and the film. It keeps things alive at all times!" says Jayjay Zifanwe from the University of Western Australia in Per

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 31: Tom Boellstorff] Anthropologist Tom Boellstorff sees no difference between doing ethnographic research in Indonesia or among the residents of a digital universe like Second Life. "The challenge is always time" he

The Drax Files World Makers Episode 30: Maylee Oh "I can run my own business the way I like in terms of product and customer service!" says the 28-year old who worked for the better part of 8 years to establish her brand "The Secret Store".She is using a

The Drax Files World Makers Episode 29: Insilico "I was raised in the Native American tradition to never lose my awe of the world" says designer and storyteller Stark Osterham who runs the sprawling cyberpunk city Insilico together with a handful of other

The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 28: Whiskey Monday "The anonymity in this virtual world gave me the bravery to be very very real. I was able to overcome a lot of issues by expressing myself creatively in Second Life!" Artist and photographer Whiskey

"I just like making things and see how other people enjoy them!" summarizes virtual entrepreneur Nylon Pinkney her enthusiasm about her work in Second Life.Over 10 years now she has been shaping SL culture through her unique art and products: not only clo